Animal Detective

Chapter 92 Not a Dead End

Everyone rushed over.

This photo looks quite old.

The same goes for this book; it's on the second-to-last shelf, covered in dust, and looks like it hasn't been touched in a long time.

About a third of the photo was torn off.

In the remaining photos, the background appears to be an artificial hill in a park, with Guo Chunping in the middle and a woman to his left.

Shen Xin immediately recognized that this woman must be Guo Chunping's first wife.

There should be another person to Guo Chunping's right.

Because this person had his arm around Guo Chunping's shoulder.

Then that part of his photo was torn out.

"Look again!"

Sun Zhao immediately replied.

Everyone quickly continued flipping through the book.

Sun Zhao took the photo, examined it carefully, exchanged a glance with Chen Chao, and said, "Aren't we thinking the same thing?"

Chen Chao didn't say anything, but kicked Zhao Tianxing's butt and asked, "Little Zhao, what are you thinking?"

Zhao Tianxing pursed his lips and said, "You mean to say that this person is Sun Kai, and that he and Guo Chunping are old acquaintances?"

Shen Xin thought so too.

If this can be confirmed, then some questions can be explained.

For example, why was Guo Chunping bribed by Sun Kai?

He wasn't bribed; he was just doing an old friend a favor.

It's even possible that Sun Kai got his eye on Liu Laibin through Guo Chunping.

However, some problems still exist.

For example, after Sun Kai committed fraud and fled, why did Guo Chunping still stay and work at the Jin Hui Building? Didn't he know that his friend had committed murder and caused a huge disaster?
Or are you really not worried at all about the police finding out about you?

Secondly, this photo may explain why Guo Chunping was following him: he knew that after the case was reopened, he was afraid that the investigation would find him.

But just how close was his relationship with Sun Kai? After assuming that the police were already watching him and would eventually find out the truth, he chose to end his life by jumping off a building to keep Sun Kai's secret.

Even brothers shouldn't go to such lengths.

Moreover, if you say he's separated from his wife and children, his parents are dead, and he has no relatives, and he's wanted to die a long time ago, then why has he dragged it out until now?

Shen Xin scratched his head hard, feeling that there was something strange about this case.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with it.

It feels like the clues just don't match up. Either one side fits, but the other side just doesn't make sense.

The investigation continued into the afternoon.

They searched the entire house thoroughly, meticulously examining even a single hair.

The entire building was visited, but no results were found.

The neighbors did not notice anything unusual about Guo Chunping after he returned yesterday. They said that Guo Chunping usually lived a normal life alone, and almost no one came to visit him. His life was also very regular, just going to get off work, coming home, eating, and sleeping.

The investigation on the phone didn't yield any useful information either.

Almost all the phone calls in the call log were work calls; the rest were telemarketing scams.

After the case analysis meeting, it was already 7 p.m. when I came out.

Shen Xin and his two companions went to the cafeteria for lunch.

However, none of the three had any appetite, especially since braised pork had been made that day.

"Why would he jump off a building? Look how decisive he was, without any hesitation at all," Ding Yuwei murmured.

Shen Xin thought so too; the moment he closed his eyes, he could picture Guo Chunping jumping off the building.

He stood on the balcony, looking into the distance, as if taking one last look at the world, and then jumped without the slightest hesitation.

Zhao Tianxing shifted his head to his other hand and sighed, "I thought there was hope for this case, but it seems like it's still a dead end."

After the case analysis meeting, the initial conclusion was suicide.

The only possible reasons are suicide out of fear of punishment or keeping Sun Kai's secret.

Further investigation is needed to determine the specifics.

Chen Chao planned to take a group to Changxinan Bridge to thoroughly investigate the connection between Guo Chunping and Sun Kai.

But when that photo was taken, Guo Chunping's first wife was still alive, so it was before 1994. It was after 1991, which is more than 20 years ago. It would probably be very difficult to find out now.

At this moment, Shen Xin suddenly stood up.

Who said it's a dead end with no clues?
Shen Xin actually had one more hope, which was Bru.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Tianxing was startled.

Shen Xin didn't intend to tell the two of them his plans, and said in a low voice, "I'm off work." Zhao Tianxing rolled his eyes.

Clock out.

On the way, Shen Xin made a special stop and went to buy some nuts.

To increase favorability, you still need to provide plenty of food.

When they arrived at the zoo, Li Xiaobing had already finished get off work.

But there are still zookeepers on night shift.

He was Li Xiaobing's colleague, a young man with a round face named Zhang Mingpeng.

He had met Shen Xin before when Shen Xin brought Tingting here the day before yesterday, so he was not unfamiliar with him.

He also knew that it was with Shen Xin's unexpected help that Bru and Hua Hua were able to get married.

"By the way, what are you doing in your exhibition area?" Shen Xin asked after exchanging greetings.

I just passed by the exhibition area and saw people going in and out, and unloading goods or something.

"That one is under renovation."

Zhang Mingpeng explained the reason.

The zoo originally planned to temporarily close the parrot exhibit area and use it as a breeding ground for Blue and Flower.

At the same time, they also plan to upgrade and renovate the environment inside, especially to set aside an area to be used as a nest for the flowers.

Because about a week after mating, the female parrot begins to build a nest and lay eggs.

Of course, the mating here still cannot stop.

To ensure that Hua Hua can get pregnant.

So when Shen Xin arrived, Zhang Mingpeng was just about to move Blue and Flower to the private room next door so the two parrots could have some fun.

"If it's convenient, could I do it?"

Shen Xin volunteered.

If you move it yourself, it will give Blue the feeling that you're taking him to find a wife, which will definitely increase his favorability.

Zhang Mingpeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Officer Shen, you're not really coming to work part-time at our zoo, are you?" he asked curiously.

I can't understand why Shen Xin, a policeman, is so free, and why he's so interested in this parrot.

Shen Xin naturally didn't explain, and brought the cage to Blue's glass cage area.

As soon as he entered, Bru was alerted.

He flew out from the shack above, and without Shen Xin summoning him, he circled once and landed lightly on Shen Xin's shoulder.

"Tingting!"

He still calls her by her name, Tingting.

A 7-point favorability rating is already quite high, and Shen Xin had already discovered that once the favorability rating is high enough, trying to communicate directly will actually increase the favorability rating more easily.

"It's so late, if you're not going to sleep, Tingting needs to sleep too."

As he spoke, Shen Xin took out some nuts from his pocket and handed them to him.

"More."

He finished eating quickly and then shouted that he wanted more.

This one can talk, which is more convenient than Da Mei.

After feeding it a little more, Shen Xin asked, "Do you miss your wife?"

As Zhang Mingpeng listened, he felt increasingly uneasy. He thought to himself, "It's a parrot. It can talk, but that's just mimicking. How could it possibly understand what my wife means?"
But to everyone's surprise, Blue suddenly cried out, "More!"

Zhang Mingpeng glanced sideways and was surprised to find that he actually understood.

He looked at Shen Xin with surprise, feeling that this policeman was more professional than his own zookeeper.

"Learn from me, and tell me what you want to say."

Shen Xin also tried to teach him to speak.

One time wasn't enough, so Shen Xin repeated it again.

Unexpectedly, as Bru listened with his head tilted, he mumbled a single word, "want," indistinctly.

"That's clever."

Shen Xin gave him a thumbs up and then scratched his head.

With that little brain, getting into kindergarten wouldn't be a problem.

Blue said he was addicted, twisting his body and constantly shouting what he wanted.

He's gone crazy missing his wife.

I'm sorry I can't update frequently. I know it's frustrating to follow a crime-solving novel on and off like this, but my other book is about to be recognized as a featured book, so I really have to prioritize that one. I can only manage two updates a day for this one. I'm so sorry.
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